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Book/Printed Material Il talismano = The talisman, or, The knight of the leopard : a grand romantic opera in three acts

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Title

  • Il talismano = The talisman, or, The knight of the leopard : a grand romantic opera in three acts

Names

  • Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870. cmp
  • Kellogg, Clara Louise. voc
  • Matthison, Arthur, 1826-1883. lbt
  • Zaffira, Signor. trl
  • Carlton, Wm. voc
  • Maas, Jos. voc
  • Hamilton, Wm. voc
  • Peakes, Harry. voc
  • Nichols, Mr. voc
  • Marston, Mr. voc
  • Cayla, Mr. voc
  • Beaumont, Miss. voc

Created / Published

  • New York : published by W.A. Pond & Co., 547 Broadway and 89 Union Square, [1874?]

Headings

  • -  Operas--Librettos
  • -  Richard Coeur de Lion
  • -  Kenneth
  • -  Emir Sheerkohf
  • -  Nectabanus
  • -  De Vaux (Baron)
  • -  Duke of Austria
  • -  King of France
  • -  Berengaria
  • -  Edith Plantagenet

Notes

  • -  U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
  • -  Cover title; printed price: 40 cents--middle of front cover; legal notice dated 1874--bottom of front cover; advertisements--verso of front cover, p. ii, p. [1] at end, recto and verso of back cover; "The plot"--by Arthur Mathison--p. iii-iv.
  • -  Libretto in Italian and English in parallel columns.
  • -  Libretto includes melodies for the principal arias.
  • -  "J.W. Taylor, music typographer, 15 Vandewater St., N.Y."--p. 4.
  • -  Dramatis personæ: RICHARD CŒUR DE LION. Mr. Wm. Carlton, baritone -- SIR KENNETH. Mr. Jos. Maas, tenor di grazia -- EMIR SHEERKOHF. Mr. Wm. Hamilton, basso -- NECTABANUS. Mr. Harry Peakes, basso profundo -- BARON DE VAUX. Mr. Nichols, tenor -- DUKE OF AUSTRIA. Mr. Marston, basso -- KING OF FRANCE. Mr. Cayla, basso -- BERENGARIA. Miss Beaumont, mezzo soprano -- EDITH PLANTAGENET. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, soprano--p. iv.

Medium

  • iv, 5-23, [1] p. : music ; 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ML48 [S588]
  • Microfilm Music 1854, reel 14. Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [197-]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010657440

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Balfe, M. W. , . Cmp, Clara Louise. Voc Kellogg, Arthur Matthison, Signor. Trl Zaffira, Wm. Voc Carlton, Jos. Voc Maas, Wm. Voc Hamilton, et al. Il talismano = The talisman, or, The knight of the leopard: a grand romantic opera in three acts. [New York: published by W.A. Pond & Co., 547 Broadway and 89 Union Square, ?, 1874] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2010657440/.

APA citation style:

Balfe, M. W., Kellogg, C. L. V., Matthison, A., Zaffira, S. T., Carlton, W. V., Maas, J. V. [...] Beaumont, M. V. (1874) Il talismano = The talisman, or, The knight of the leopard: a grand romantic opera in three acts. [New York: published by W.A. Pond & Co., 547 Broadway and 89 Union Square, ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2010657440/.

MLA citation style:

Balfe, M. W. , . Cmp, et al. Il talismano = The talisman, or, The knight of the leopard: a grand romantic opera in three acts. [New York: published by W.A. Pond & Co., 547 Broadway and 89 Union Square, ?, 1874] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2010657440/>.